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Canine fighting meadows?

I would like to start by thanking the county for providing one the nicest dog parks in the Northeast. Unfortunately, lack of law enforcement and common sense has destroyed the park.

The park experience has become nothing more than fighting off unneutered dominant humping and aggressive dogs with imbecile owners. What kind of idiot would take their ball aggressive dog to an off-leash dog park to play ball?

Insurance companies have a list of aggressive breeds, but yet these dogs are allowed to run around the park biting and nipping at every other dog in the park. The lack of common sense from the ranger service to the dog owners is absolutely amazing. The county park maintenance workers seem to have plenty of time to park in the parking lot and do nothing; maybe they should be watching over the park.

I will not be going to back to Canine Fighting Meadows. I'm tired of my dog having to run from being humped, dominated and nipped at. I'm sure there will be many like me to come. SHANE KINGYORK

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